''Rhombosolea'' is a genus of
righteye flounders. The four species in this genus can be found in the waters around
New Zealand
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southern Australia.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:
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Rhombosolea leporina
The yellowbelly flounder (''Rhombosolea leporina)'' is a flatfish of the genus ''Rhombosolea'', found around New Zealand. A different species from the genus ''Rhombosolea'' is found in Australia and also goes by the name yellow-belly flounder. Th ...
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Günther, 1862 (Yellowbelly flounder)
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Rhombosolea plebeia
The New Zealand sand flounder (''Rhombosolea plebeia'') is a righteye flounder of the genus ''Rhombosolea'', found around New Zealand in shallow waters down to depths of 100 m.
Common names
New Zealand dab, pātiki, diamond, tinplate, square fl ...
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, 1843) (Sand flounder)
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Rhombosolea retiaria
The black flounder (''Rhombosolea retiaria'') is a flatfish of the genus ''Rhombosolea'', found around New Zealand in shallow enclosed waters and coastal freshwater lakes. Its adult length ranges from 20 to 45 cm.
References
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Hutton, 1874 (Black flounder)
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Rhombosolea tapirina
The greenback flounder (''Rhombosolea tapering'') is a righteye flounder of the genus ''Rhombosolea'', found around southern Australia and New Zealand.Bailly, N. (2015). Rhombosolea tapirina. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2015) FishBase ...
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Günther, 1862 (Greenback flounder)
References
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Albert Günther
Marine fish of New Zealand
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